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604737

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date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax and Nuisance Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce nuisance calls and (b) give advice to companies on how to contact the public appropriately on inheritance tax issues.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Companies who wish to make direct marking calls must abide by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations(PECR). The Government has already taken a number of steps to reduce the problem of nuisance calls with further measures to be implemented in the near future. In May 2016, the Government introduced a new requirement for all direct marketing callers to provide caller line identification. In September 2016 we introduced a measure in the Digital Economy Bill that in currently going through Parliament that will make it a requirement for the Information Commissioner to issue a statutory code of practice on direct marketing, which will support the ICO in taking action against those who breach PECR. More recently, we announced the Governments intention to hold company directors to account for breaches of the PECR. In addition, the Government is considering extending the Information Commissioner's powers of compulsory audit to organisations that generate nuisance calls. This measure amongst other measures will provide better consumer protection, from unsolicited telephone calls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Gov.UK website, provides information about inheritance tax and the support available from the Inheritance Tax and Probate helpline. HMRC works with advisers to direct them and the public to this.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2016 13:09:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604738

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of cyber-fraud and to advise the public of the level of care they should take in transferring money online.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government launched the Joint Fraud Taskforce earlier this year. This partnership between government, law enforcement and the financial sector is working in new innovative ways to deliver a more effective response to fraud. The Taskforce is looking at new ways to ensure individuals have the tools and knowledge to protect themselves from fraudsters, including when transferring money online.</p><p>A Joint Fraud Taskforce partner, Financial Fraud Action UK, recently launched a nation-wide fraud prevention campaign ‘Take 5’ which advises that individuals take five minutes to consider what they are being asked to do, especially if being pressured to take an unusual course of action such as transferring funds to an unknown individual. The Taskforce is also working closely with the financial sector to look at how fraud can be designed out of systems such as internet banking, to stop individuals transferring money to a potential fraudster.</p><p>The Government’s Cyber Aware campaign aims to help small business and individuals protect themselves from cyber criminals by adopting simple secure online behaviours such as having a strong password and always downloading the latest software updates. Cyber Aware works with a range of public and private sector partners to embed cyber security advice into a range of every day touch points, including Get Safe Online, whose remit is to help individuals and small businesses safeguard themselves against fraud and other online data threats.</p><p>The Government is also encouraging all businesses which rely on the Internet to adopt the Cyber Essentials scheme to protect themselves against the most common Internet threats. We know the vast majority of cyber attacks exploit basic weaknesses in IT software and systems. Cyber Essentials shows organisations how to address those basics and get a good level of online security in place which all organisations operating online should aim for as a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/11/2016 17:44:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604751

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Hilary Meredith Solicitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence officials have met Ms Meredith and other solicitors from her company from time to time to discuss a variety of legal and other issues of mutual concern, most recently on 13 October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/10/2016 14:47:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604794

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food Poisoning: Poultry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of food poisoning in chickens.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is working with industry to tackle Campylobacter<em>,</em> the most common source of foodborne illness, through the <em>Acting on Campylobacter Together</em> campaign. The FSA has agreed a joint industry target of achieving no more than 10% of birds contaminated at over 1,000 Campylobacter colony forming units per gram (viable cells) at the end of the slaughterhouse line. Using this target, together with the ongoing publication of surveillance results of Campylobacter contamination in fresh whole chickens at retail, the FSA is encouraging industry to implement interventions to reduce contamination levels. This has resulted in a downwards trend of the Campylobacter levels on chickens sold at retail. Additionally, the FSA continues to provide guidance for consumers on the measures that they can take to reduce their risk of spreading and contracting Campylobacter poisoning from raw poultry in the home.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 25/10/2016 08:37:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604810

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Colombia on steps to integrate child soldiers back into that country's society.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Between 1999 and February 2015, the Colombian Government helped 5,730 minors to leave armed groups and rejoin Colombian society. The UK part-funds this process through the UN Trust Fund, to which the UK has given £4.2m. The UK welcomes the recent decision of the FARC that all minors would leave its camps. The UK is also helping to ensure that the needs of children are given consideration in the implementation of the peace accords. Through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the UK funds a Colombian national expert to provide advice to Colombian Government negotiators on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/10/2016 15:47:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604843

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hypertension: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more regular blood pressure checks as a means of reducing costs to the NHS of conditions that otherwise remain undetected.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) established the Blood Pressure System Leadership Board (BPSLB) to help drive improvements in the prevention, detection and management of high blood pressure. In 2014 the group published ‘Tackling high blood pressure: From evidence into action’, which sets out priority interventions required and key partner commitments. In the same year, PHE commissioned an assessment of the cost effectiveness of selected blood pressure interventions to help inform the work of the BPSLB.</p><p>Between April 2013 and June 2016, 4.58 million people have benefitted from a blood pressure check as part of their NHS Health Check. Recent evaluation of the programme demonstrated that one case of hypertension was diagnosed in every 27 people receiving a check.</p><p>PHE and partners have developed a Heart Age Tool, designed to help people understand their heart health and cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure. Over one million people have used the tool to date.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 25/10/2016 08:38:43 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604844

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Depressive Illnesses: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to assist young people experiencing anxiety and depression.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Our Government is committed to delivering the vision set out in the Future in Mind report, which sets out the five-year vision of major system-wide transformation to improve access to high-quality mental health care for all children and young people when they need it and as close to home as possible. Since its publication in March 2015, working alongside our partners in Government and arm’s length bodies, progress has been made on many of the key ambitions to improve access to high-quality support across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The core delivery mechanism for this ambitious programme of transformation are Local Transformation Plans, which are publically available and should cover the full spectrum of need for children and young people who have existing or emerging mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.</p><p> </p><p>To support this transformation, an additional £1.4 billion funding has been made available over the course of this Parliament. This will also enable the expansion and extension of the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme so that high quality evidence-based interventions, including for anxiety and depression, can be delivered by children and young people’s mental health services across England.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 26/10/2016 09:27:30 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604845

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Blood Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to encourage the use of blood tests to provide early warning of potential heart attacks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Natriuretic peptide testing, including the NT-proBNP test, is currently used in the diagnosis of heart failure and is the subject of recommendations in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance as well as a NICE commissioning toolkit. These resources are available on the NICE website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg187" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg187</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg108" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg108</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/sharedlearning/a-commissioning-toolkit-for-use-of-natriuretic-peptide-assessment-for-suspected-heart-failure-in-primary-care" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/sharedlearning/a-commissioning-toolkit-for-use-of-natriuretic-peptide-assessment-for-suspected-heart-failure-in-primary-care</a></p><p> </p><p>Similarly, troponin blood tests are currently used in the diagnosis of heart attacks and are covered extensively by NICE. Resources can be found on the NICE website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg15" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg15</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg94" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg94</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg167" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg167</a></p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 49125 question first answered 24/10/2016 13:00:32 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604846

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions NHS England has had with clinical bodies on the introduction of new treatments based on immunotherapy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>NHS England already funds some immunotherapy treatments for kidney cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma.</p><p> </p><p>It has had detailed discussions around the potential use of immunotherapies with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; the NHS England Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group; and the Cancer Drug Fund team. They regularly draw on expertise from specific clinical professional groups and patient organisations when considering treatment decisions.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 24/10/2016 15:01:08 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604847

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cancer: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been diagnosed with neck and head cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2016 11:21:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ_49128_final.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Head and Neck Cancer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon